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Jason Segel Talks New Muppet Movie

by Fred Topel | March 19, 2008

Summary

With the highly anticipated Forgetting Sarah Marshall and his regular gig on How I Met Your Mother, Jason Segel is gearing up for his dream project. Back to Article

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Gimy writes:
on Mar 19 2008 06:21 AM

i actually wondered why they haven't done anything with muppets in awhile since its probably cheaper than cgi. nice job Marshall...hopefully the dumb2ss at CBS who doesn't "get" HIMYM quits or gets fired. i'm so sick of hearing it might be canceled because the big wigs don't like it. i'll be p2ssed if it goes the way of Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared...

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jpotter writes:
on Mar 19 2008 08:12 AM

sounds good.

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Kollikodon writes:
on Mar 19 2008 09:05 AM

Im all for this, if they can keep the spirit of the original.

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Astr0creep writes:
on Mar 19 2008 10:05 AM

I say Christian Bale as Kermit!!!

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Darklighter writes:
on Mar 19 2008 10:06 AM

Hanna Montanna better not make an appearance in this.

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donwillymo writes:
on Mar 19 2008 10:11 AM

How about kermit stumbles across a drug deal gone bad and finds money then tries to escape with Ms. Piggy without getting killed but Ms. Piggy's dumb ****ing mother has to blabber to the killers where Kermit is hiding then everyone gets killed at the end, except for the killer of course...truly original. Copyright 2008

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thereign writes:
on Mar 19 2008 12:02 PM

I'm waiting for the Muppets/Freddy Krueger crossover: A Nightmare on Sesame Street.

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AlbertBrodsky writes:
on Mar 19 2008 12:51 PM

I think Kermit and Fozzie should go deep in to the mountains and become ranching cowboys. What will then begin as a friendship would become a love that was never meant to be. Then Kermit will marry a rich *****, played by Miss Piggy, and we'll get to see her ham cans, making the whole movie worth it. No matter what happens in their lives, Kermit and Fozzie will always hold sacred the mountain that turned them into lovers.
I'm thinking "The Muppets on the Mountain". Copyright 2008, Albert Brodsky.

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AlbertBrodsky writes:
on Mar 19 2008 12:53 PM

P.S.

Gonzo will also probably try to lay the wood to some chickens somewhere within the story.

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donwillymo writes:
on Mar 19 2008 01:15 PM

I smell Oscar albert brodsky!

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ahalsell writes:
on Mar 19 2008 03:07 PM

I think Jimmy Stewart is the original Jimmy Stewart. Just a guess though.

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star2be writes:
on Mar 19 2008 04:43 PM

I think this project sounds terrific and I applaud Disney for going with such a viable team. All of Segel's ideas sound wonderful!

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Bevans writes:
on Mar 19 2008 09:21 PM

Picture this:

Battlestar Galactica with Muppets.

I'll sit here while you send your money.

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prncs_btrcp writes:
on Mar 22 2008 10:05 AM

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Bevans, if you think Battlestar Galactica with Muppets is funny, you should see that 300th episode of Stargate where they are all Team America Style puppets. Comedy gold!

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aj s. writes:
on Jan 02 2009 10:11 AM

In reply to this comment (#1641335)
CGI is necessarily more expensive. One of the reasons no one could get near where Jim Henson had achieved with the muppets is in part b/c no one would/could pump that sort of money into that kind of project. The development and maintenance of the puppets and related production/crew costs is actually a lot more expensive then you'd think.

As far as going the way of Undeclared and freaks is unlikely considering HIMYM has been far more successful then those two shows combined. I love the show mostly b/c of Lilly and Marshall.. and i think it's that child like behavior that segel exudes that make me feel (aside from this article) that he knows what it takes to bring back the magic.. i for one, am super stoked.

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aj s. writes:
on Jan 02 2009 10:27 AM

In reply to this comment (#2221960)
i apologize.. i mean.. CGI is NOT necessarily more expensive.

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